1. Why did Parvana's mother go to the prison despite the fact that the Taliban were unlikely to release her husband? What would you do in her situation?

Parvana's mother went to the prison, maybe she thought if she begged the Taliban to release her husband, the Taliban would released her husband. If I were in her situation, I would at least try to get the father out because why would they arrest the father, when he didn't do anything wrong.

2. Why did Parvana's mother stop taking care of the family? How might this have made Parvana feel? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

Parvana's mother stop taking care of the family because she wasn't felling well about her husband being arrested for doing nothing and also she's not used to father being gone for days and nights except father going to the marketplace.